Improvement in lanterns



No. 50,591. 'PATENTED OCT. 24, 1865 J. H. IRWIN.

LANTERN by declare that the followin had to the accompanying drawing, and the let- 'part of this specification.

opposite said hinge bv the top of the lantern ma pose.

- with particularity, making reference in so doin two positions.

UNITE JOHN H. IRWIN, OF

IMPROVEMENT ouIoAeo, ILLINOIS.

IN LANTERNS.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it'known that I, JOHN H. IRWIN, of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Lanterns; and I do hereg is a full, clear, andexact description of the same','reference bein' g ters and figures marked thereon, which form The nature of my said invention consists in attaching the metallic top of the lantern, in which the top of the glass globe or protector enters, and bywhich it is held in place, by a hinge to the upper part of the wire guard surrounding the globe,land securing it at the side a removable fastening or sprin g-catch, so that by detaching said catch from the said upper part of the lantern-guard y be thrown back, opening upon the aforesaid hinge, thus enabling the globe to be removed readily from the lantern to be cleaned or for any other pur- To enable those skilled in the art to understand how to construct and make use of my invention, I will proceed to describe the same ing to the aforesaid drawing, in which- Figure l'represents a side elevation of 'my invention, the removable top being represented Similar letters of reference indicate thesame parts of my invention in the ditferen t positions represented. I A represents the ordinary base or bottom of the lantern,'containing the oil-cup; B, the glass globe or .protectoryO, thetop of the lantern, hinged to the upper part of the guard E at G, F being the handle, by which the lantern-is held or carried from place to place, and F the catch, arranged opposite the hinge G, for bold ing' the lantern-top firmly to the guard, H representing an annular wire attached to the upperends of the guards E.

The full lines in the d tern read y for user vWhen it is desired'to remove the globe or to open the lantern for any other purpose the Y catch F is pressed downward or inward, releasing the same from the annular wire 11 or its equivalent for holding catch, is swung back upon the-hinge G tion indicated by the dotted lin globe can be removed, or any 0 may be accomplished, as desired What I claim as my invention to secure by Letters Patent, is-

Securing a removable lan tern-top to the upper part of the guard, substantially as herein specified and described.

JOHN H. IRWIN.

when the top into the posies, when the ther purpose and desire Witnesses:

' JAMES F. GRIFFIN, LEWIS L. (JoBURN.

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